tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post8150957288099670470..comments2024-02-05T03:35:05.363-05:00Comments on Reality Refracted: Encumberance vs. The Real WorldA.L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-76395685336942109742017-02-28T05:48:53.152-05:002017-02-28T05:48:53.152-05:00Even when you use magic, there are issues though. ...Even when you use magic, there are issues though. Sure you can have a bag of unlimited storage! But have you ever tried to retrieve your earplugs from a big backpack crammed with stuff? Now imagine doing the same while there's enough in your bag to fill a complete house. Retrieving one specific item can be really frustrating, if you stop and think about it for five minutes.<br />It's Pixiedragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699072435687676395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-73030641939041621562017-02-27T08:58:12.340-05:002017-02-27T08:58:12.340-05:00Yeah, enchanted storage is a huge help - and I thi...Yeah, enchanted storage is a huge help - and I think the game's response to people who get hung up on encumberance vs. realism.<br /><br />"How are you holding 300 lbs of coins?"<br />"Magic"<br />"BS, how?"<br />"No, really...it's a magic bag!"<br /><br />Lower magic fantasy games though also have the issue, and sometimes people just want to try toA.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-54298787836046031732017-02-27T05:24:33.561-05:002017-02-27T05:24:33.561-05:00My players are a really big fan of bags of holding...My players are a really big fan of bags of holding. And pouches, and wallets, and pockets... of holding. You get the drift. The PC's in my current game usually have a vehicle where they leave their larger stuff, and carry necessary items and weapons on their person. <br />Apart from the most iconic belt of hidden pockets, there are so many ways to add compartments for small items to existing Pixiedragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699072435687676395noreply@blogger.com